BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//172.67.150.207//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://www.cranford.com X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11501@www.cranford.com DTSTAMP:20240319T024505Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Fundraiser\,Hanson House\,Hanson Park\,Hanson Par k Conservacy CONTACT:Hanson Park Conservancy\; https://www.hansonparkconservancy.com/ DESCRIPTION:Dear Friends of Hanson Park Conservancy\,\nPlease help HPC hono r those we’ve lost to COVID-19 by contributing to a Memorial Bench.\nCOVID -19 has taken the lives of over 150 residents of Cranford. HPC would like to honor those lives by placing a Memorial Bench next to the Butterfly Gar den –– a beautiful and serene place for remembrance and reflection.\nAll p roceeds from this fundraiser will go directly to this memorial. Please con tribute any dollar amount that you wish towards this memorial\, which reme mbers our fellow residents. The bench is expected to be installed later th is year and will include a plaque in tribute to those we’ve lost.\nThe uni que Hanson Park benches are hand-made by a craftsman in upstate New York. They were chosen as part of the original design which envisioned a passive environmentally sensitive park along the Rahway River.\nTax-exempt contri butions can be made by mailing a check directly to HPC PO Box 542\, Cranfo rd\, NJ 07016\, visiting our website at www.hansonparkconservancy.com\, or through our Facebook page.\nWe’d like to thank the entire community of Cr anford for always supporting HPC.\nFeel free to visit the park at 38 Sprin gfield Avenue\, Cranford\, NJ. Details on the bench installation will be p rovided at a later date. DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210323 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210324 LOCATION:Virtual RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210309T000000 RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210316T000000 RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210323T000000 RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T000000 RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210406T000000 RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210413T000000 RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210420T000000 RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T000000 RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210504T000000 RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210511T000000 RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210518T000000 RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210525T000000 RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210601T000000 RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210608T000000 RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210615T000000 RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210622T000000 RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210629T000000 RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210706T000000 RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210713T000000 RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210720T000000 RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210727T000000 RDATE;TZID=America/New_York:20210731T000000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Hanson Park Conservancy Covid-19 Memorial Bench Fundraiser URL:https://www.cranford.com/event/hanson-park-conservancy-covid-19-memoria l-bench-fundraiser/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://www.cranford.com/wp-content/uploads/2021 /03/Screen-Shot-2021-03-08-at-7.33.15-PM-150x150.png\;150\;150\;1\,medium\ ;https://www.cranford.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Screen-Shot-2021-03-0 8-at-7.33.15-PM-300x205.png\;300\;205\;1\,large\;https://www.cranford.com/ wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Screen-Shot-2021-03-08-at-7.33.15-PM.png\;937\; 641\; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nDear Friend s of Hanson Park Conservancy\,
\nPlease help HPC honor those we’ve l
ost to COVID-19 by contributing to a Memorial Bench.
\nCOVID-19 has t
aken the lives of over 150 residents of Cranford. HPC would like to honor
those lives by placing a Memorial Bench next to the Butterfly Garden –– a
beautiful and serene place for remembrance and reflection.
All pro ceeds from this fundraiser will go directly to this memorial. Please contr ibute any dollar amount that you wish towards this memorial\, which rememb ers our fellow residents. The bench is expected to be installed later this year and will include a plaque in tribute to those we’ve lost.
\nTh
e unique Hanson Park benches are hand-made by a craftsman in upstate New Y
ork. They were chosen as part of the original design which envisioned a pa
ssive environmentally sensitive park along the Rahway River.
\nTax-ex
empt contributions can be made by mailing a check directly to HPC PO Box 5
42\, Cranford\, NJ 07016\, visiting our website at www.hansonparkconservancy.com\, or through our Facebook page.
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We’d like to thank the entire community of Cranford for always supp
orting HPC.
\nFeel free to visit the park at 38 Springfield Avenue\,
Cranford\, NJ. Details on the bench installation will be provided at a lat
er date.
Food and craft vendors will fill the downtown streets between 11 and 5. Musical performance and more will also be available. Spots are s till available for vendors. For more information email info@streetfa irs.org.
\n\n\nWe will still be holding our 10th annual Rubber Ducky Race on October 10th\, but this year\, the Ducks are on u s!
\nWith the recent flooding e vent that impacted our community\, our famous rubber ducks will NO T be for sale. Instead\, they will be available for adoption\, fr ee of charge. We hope that our Rubber Ducky Race will provide some much-ne eded and well-deserved reprieve from the hardships that our town has suffe red.
\nDucks can be adopted and picked up from Periwinkles Fine Gifts (19 N. Union Ave\, Cranford). In dividuals can adopt a single duck\, and families can adopt a Family Flock of Five.
\nUnfortunately\, Ha nson Park itself was hit hard by Hurricane Ida. If you’d like to help\, pl ease consider ordering a Rubber Ducky Race T-Shirt or providing a donation to HPC for the replacement of bushes\, ongoing maintenance\, and continue d beautification of the park. All donations are gratefully accepted.
\n\nThis year\, we celebrate our 95th anniver sary preserving and perpetuating the history of the township of Cranford. On Sunday\, September 18th\, from 1- 5 pm\, the Society will re-open the Crane-Phillips House Museum for a tour with a FALL FESTI VAL outside. We will have crafters showing and selling their crafts and f ace painting\, balloon making and crafts for the children. Dreyer Farms w ill be on hand selling their mums\, pumpkins\, bales of hay\, corn stalks\ , pies and donuts. The Cranford Historical Society will sell ice cream co nes and ice cream sodas and will have garage sale items\, used books and o ur merchandise for sale. We will also have a history basket raffle and a 50/50 chance.
\nThe society is looking for Crafters\, face painting artists\, balloon making artists and a band. All spaces are $20 and must bring your own table and chair. If you can participate\, call or email us !
\n(908) 276-0082 cranfordhistoricalsociety@verizon.net
\nSa ve The Date for our FALL FESTIVAL! We hope to see the community out enjoy ing a day with friends and the Society.
\n\nThe Union Area League of Women Voters and the Cranford Ja ycees are proud to host the 2022 Township Committee Candidates’ Forum on T hursday\, September 29 at 8:00 p.m. There are two three-year term committe e positions on the ballot this year. The five candidates are (in alphabeti cal order):
\nTerrence Curran\, (D)
\nKathleen Miller Prunty\,
(D)
\nMary O’Connor\, (R)
\nChrissa Stulpin\, (R)
\nWilliam
Thilly (I)
This forum is open to the public and is an opportunity for candidates to present their platforms and answer questions regarding topics of interest to the Cranford community.
\nAs in years past\, q uestions will be solicited from the public for consideration of topics to be discussed. Questions should be for all candidates and can be submitted via email to cranfordcandidateforum@gmail.< wbr />com.
\nThe forum will be broadcast live on Tv35\, and it w ill be stream online as well.
\n\nThe Cranford Carve-Out is back for its 8th year on Saturd ay\, 10/22 at Hanson Park. Stroll along the pumpkin-lighted garden paths f rom 5:30-9 PM to see the amazing carved pumpkins on display. Hosted by Jer sey Central Art Studios (JCAS) with support from the Cranford Jaycees and the Hanson Park Conservancy. Rain date 10/29.
\nThis is a FREE event and is open to all ages. Individuals can drop off
their carved pumpkins from 10 am until 3 pm on the 22nd at Hanson Park al
ong with a completed registration form (available at jcas.org/carve-out-
Cash awards will be given for funniest\, scariest\, and most original and will be gro uped by ages\; 4-8\, 9-16\, and 17 and up.
\nAlso\, a big screen out
door showing of a surprise favorite movie will start at dark. Bring your b
lankets! The movie\, stroll\, and contest are all free\, and hot cider wil
l be available for purchase.
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\nThe JCAS is a group of artis
ts and citizens dedicated to raising awareness of the arts and the artisti
c process\, as well as integrating the arts into the community through edu
cation\, events\, and economic development. The JC
AS sees art as a vital component to our lives and one that will also enric
h our community.
Please join us for holiday cheer\, appetizers\, and insig hts on what is important to do right now in a difficult market.
\n\n \nVic Bary\, our archives curator of newsletter editor\, has written over 50 articles about Cranford over the course of ten years and has unearthed a number of interesting stories. Come hear some weird and whimsical stories about Cra nford.
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